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Shropshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Shropshire in 2016, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2015 (571), and casualties rose from 796.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,475 collisions in Shropshire.

Collisions in 2016
632
Up 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
886
Up 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Shropshire in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Shropshire in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3% and 25% in Shropshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious13221%
  • Slight48477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious15217%
  • Slight71781%

Shropshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shropshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,345 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 632, up 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025337479
2024389528
2023348481
2022416573
2021357460
2020354479
2019467706
2018457648
2017557784
2016632886
2015571796
2014611835
2013590813
2012667943
2011686976
20107081,031
20097971,137
20087551,086
20079101,269
20068341,146
20059041,310
20049351,329
20039971,415
20021,0131,528
20011,0261,491
20009601,512
19991,0791,567
19981,0691,534
19971,0831,549
19961,1161,602
19951,0731,611
19941,1001,628
19931,0841,573
19921,1181,590
19911,1271,625
19901,3261,921
19891,3451,899
19881,1891,738
19871,2161,795
19861,0991,622
19851,1821,740
19841,2131,695
19831,0871,558
19821,1691,719
19811,1561,690
19801,2171,776
19791,1491,646

When and where crashes happen in Shropshire in 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.8%)
  • February57 (9%)
  • March47 (7.4%)
  • April47 (7.4%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June53 (8.4%)
  • July47 (7.4%)
  • August59 (9.3%)
  • September57 (9%)
  • October44 (7%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December42 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (68%)
  • Wet or damp193 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (34%)
  • 40 mph38 (6%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph336 (53%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Shropshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant621 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 55124 (14%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7559 (6.7%)
  • Over 7547 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (70%)
  • Passenger198 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car885 (74%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown25 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Shropshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Shropshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Shropshire ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Shropshire had the 57th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Shropshire in 2016

Quarry & Coton Hill, Shropshire, SY1 1DZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Shropshire in 2016, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Shropshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A5 had the most collisions in Shropshire in 2016: 48, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Shropshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5488421
2ndA494675313
3rdA414077210
4thA458344527
5thA488274218
6thA442163005
7thB4380142603
8thA528131605
9thA454121914
10thA5191121303
11thA483111602
12thB5063111302
13thA495101101
14thA5112101100
15thB4386101005
16thB417691322
17thB506991502
18thB547691302
19thA411781004
20thA46481302

Towns in Shropshire: crashes in 2016

Shrewsbury had the most collisions of any town in Shropshire in 2016: 109.

Postcode districts in Shropshire: crashes in 2016

SY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Shropshire in 2016: 66.

Latest crashes in Shropshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Shropshire in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Shropshire road accidents in other years